Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and details 1959
Publication imprint for the Lawrence Daily Journal-World dated Friday Evening June , 1959 lists staff including Dolph Simons Jr and Bill Mayer with editor W. C. Simons and managing editor Ernest Pontius. Advertisement and business roles named LEO Eller and the World Company address given at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas.
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Dolph Simons Dolph Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Eisenhower signals no Geneva Summit unless Russians show more will
President Eisenhower bluntly said progress at Geneva has been limited and he remains reluctant to attend a top level parley until Moscow demonstrates stronger willingness to negotiate. Khrushchev’s split messages from Geneva and abroad confuse the U.S. and Western allies, reducing the odds of a summit at this time.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Ike
Khrushchev
U. S
Record May Kansas tax take tops twenty million
May state tax collections reach 20 287 337, surpassing April and May 1958 records. Officials credit 1958 legislative tax increases while noting potential savings could fund needed projects such as water resources. Democratic administration urged to cut costs and apply surplus to state needs.
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State of Kansas
High School Drops America Highlights Education Gaps
The piece argues mass education boosts literacy worldwide but U S high school graduation lags, though cities like Lawrence show higher completion. It cites Bureau of Labor Statistics data on earnings by graduates versus non graduates and urges encouragement of finishing high school and pursuing some college training.
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America
Lawrence
Kansas University
U. S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Bureau
The Discomfort Index and the Weather Now
A columnist laments overloading weather reports with gadgets like the Discomfort Index. He jokes that forecasts now include humidity, wind, and even eggs prices, reducing plain readings to a big, unsettling package. The piece mocks excessive meteorological detail from the U. S. Weather Bureau.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Scabies and Skin Health Advice From Your Doctor
A distressed reader asks about scabies and remedies. The article explains how mites infest skin, symptoms worsen at night, and treatment with sulphur ointment or soaps. It warns against unnecessary scratching, notes possible misdiagnosis, and suggests seeing a skin specialist if the condition persists.
Taxes and Celebrities Face Taxman in Surprise
In Topeka, opinion columns mock Joan Crawford and Bud Abbott for selling homes to pay debts blamed on high taxes. The piece argues insiders must be prepared for IRS letters yearly and questions Hollywood wealth as a shield against tax collection.
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Topeka
Joan Crawford
Bud Abbott
Sam
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
Miss Crawford
Mr. Abbott
Internal Revenue Man
Beverly Hills
Beatniks Lama Lipton Proposes TV Inversion For Beat Era
Interview with Lawrence Lipton author of The Holy Barbarians outlines bold TV concepts from Zen Dollar Question to You Can Lose Your Shirt. Lipton praises beatnik philosophy of love and freedom and envisions radical changes to soap operas and quiz formats. Also notes TV shifts including reruns and children's and drama specials in progress.
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Lawrence Lipton
Lipton
Jack Paar
Mr. Lipton
NBC
Robert Sarnoff
Richard Diamond
Private Eye
Los Angeles
Venice West
Old Home Town Memories and School Honors
A 1949 note recalls tearing down the bell tower at the old Junior High and its historical journey from New England cast to 1856 arrival, including anti slavery era water drama, its 1890 move, and 1890 construction context. KU botanist emeritus Prof. William Chase Stevens wins the $750 Byron Galdwell Smith award for Kansas Wildflowers.
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Old Junior High
Oscar Learnard
New England
Old Unitarian Church
William Chase Stevens
Byron Galdwell Smith
Kansas
Bible Message and Prayer for Light and Courage
A devotional note urges walking in the light before darkness comes and trusting in Christ. It includes a prayer asking God for courage understanding and Christlike love to shine through our lives and influence others.
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God
Christ
Lyons Stokowski Must Return for Custody Hearings in U S
Leonard Lyons notes that Leopold Stokowski must return from Europe to face cross examination in the custody battle over his sons. The article also mentions the airline hostess who testified for Stokowski and other entertainment industry gossip from New York society and performers.
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the Lyons
Don Stokowski
U.S
Leopold Stokowski
Europe
Stokowski
Mike Pendergrast
N. Y
Dem
Wendy Hiller
Maurice Evans
Shaw
Julie Styne
Richard Bissell
Frank Sinatra
Hollywood
Sammy Cahn
Jimmy van Heusen
Sinatra
Monkeys in Space Spark Domestic Bedlam in Run of Play
Hal Boyle recounts a chaos filled domestic scene as a space monkey visit triggers quarrels between Mr and Mrs Murgatroyd. A call to Alice to handle the child care and a desperate scramble to remove the intruding primate ends with a chaotic but humorous note about the space age.
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G.M.C
Washington
Murgatroyd
Alice
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